Rescue teams escorted a walker ‘higher than the summit’ off a Lake District fell.
Keswick Mountain Rescue Team were called out on Thursday February 27, at 9.31pm, to Blencathra, after two well-intentioned campers reported their concern for a lone walker.
The pair said the walker appeared to be in a confused state and somewhat ‘higher than the summit’.
After discussions with the informants, a small team was dispatched for a welfare check and to find and safely escort the lone walker off the fell.
By the time the team had met the man, he had made good progress down towards Mousethwaite Comb.
The team said the well-equipped man had enjoyed an early morning ascent of Striding Edge, finished with Sharp Edge, and was enjoying his descent under the rare planetary alignment.
The team walked the man back to his van, where he was going to spend the night.
The callout lasted one hour and 59 minutes and involved eight team members.
